Friday’s Headlines
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9:37 AM PDT on May 9, 2025
- Lawmakers Not Excited About Needed Transit Tax Proposal (Examiner)
- Sacramento May Raise Parking Rates (SacBee)
- Seal Beach Raises Parking at Beach Lots (OC Register)
- All BART Trains Shutdown Due to Computer Glitch (SFStandard, Examiner)
- Caltrans Dedicates Monument To Workers Killed By Drivers (Daily News, Spectrum1, Caltrans D7 YouTube)
- San Diego Considers Slashing Road Repair Budget (Union-Trib)
- Gas Prices Soar After CA Refinery Closes (SF Gate)
- Amtrak Cutting 450 jobs in an Effort to Save $100 Million (Reuters)
- Encinitas Plans Open Streets Event for 5/18 (Coast News)
- Workers Quitting Rather Than Returning for State Work (SacBee)
- No Surprise, Trump’s “Skinny Budget” Bad for Transportation (Transportation for America)
- Stop Planting Palm Trees! (Fresno Bee)
- Tesla Workers Think Anti-Elon Tesla Stickers Are Lame (SFStandard)
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